During our lunch break yesterday, my girlfriend and I decided to head down to Shirokiya at the Ala Moana Center for lunch. To our surprise, they had a company from Kobe Japan to sell their popular mochi cream.
So what is mochi cream exactly? It’s very similar to mochi ice-cream, but instead of ice-cream filling, the mochi is filled with flavored filling and a cream center. The mochi cream is still refrigerated and comes in many flavors. There were 16 flavors which included mango, green tea, blueberry, and even sakura. There were also 6 additional flavors, which were a variety of truffles.
We ended up trying pretty much all fruit flavors, with one exception. We tried blueberry, mango, passion orange, apple, peach, and green tea. We especially liked the passion orange and mango, and I also liked the green tea (she’s not into green tea anything). The filling tasted like a very cold red bean consistency. The cream did give the mochi a bit of a sweet kick to it. We decided to eat a few, and save some for the next day, so we put it in the refrigerator. Personally, I liked the mochi cream when it is a bit thawed and not frozen. The flavors came out stronger and did not have that powdery consistency.
A set of 6 mochi creams cost us $8.95. If you want the truffle combo set, it will cost you $10.95. Head down for this delicious Japanese treat! They are only running this special from July 10-22. After that, who knows when they will return. Enjoy!
(Picture Source: www.shirokiya.com)
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December 6th, 2007 at 2:32 am
That mochi ice cream is more than disgusting. All you get is a overdose of nasty cream. Waste of money. Don’t listen to this guy. He also forgot to mention the grouchy workers at Shirokiya and how the store is disgusting and run down.
November 13th, 2008 at 10:04 pm
It’s not like your everyday mochi, that’s for sure. It’s not even ice cream. Please get your facts straight before you start spewing un-truths about the product. I have worked at Mochi Cream for a few weeks now and we have very positive responses, from many different people towards the product.
What Mochi Cream is, is frozen whipped cream, surrounded by flavored azuki beans (the beans are flavored as to what it is that you have ordered). There is not an “overdose of nasty cream” (Shirokiya sucks makes it seem like ten pounds of cream have been injected into the center) but rather a nice balance between the two fillings.
There are currently four types of Mochi Cream that are being sold to the public: the regular ones with the whipped cream in the center, the yogurt types that have a mixture of yogurt and whipped cream, the truffle types that have little small “extras” in them and, our Truffles Fruit Collection which have a fruit-jelly type center and chocolate around it.
I have tried my fair share and I cannot vouch for everyone’s tastes. Some are sweeter than others, like the Sakura or Orange CS, while some carry a more traditional taste like the Red Sweet Potato or the Black Sesame.
It is a little expensive, however, that I can agree with, but hardly a waste of money. I have come to realize that since the mochi is frozen it is very hard to eat all at once. Even waiting the allotted five minutes for de-thawing, the mochi is still rather firm, albeit forcing me to eat it slowly.
As an employee I am very sorry that you had a bad experience at the store. Let me rest assured that not all of the workers there are grouchy.
Shirokiya is the best place in the islands to get Japanese imported products. Why go to Japan, when Japan comes to you?